Banking-zinc for pen-bars.



No. 637,797. Patented Nov. 28, I899. E. M. JILLSUN. BANKING ZINGS FOR PEN BARS.

(Application fil'ed Apr. 30, 1898.)

(No Model.)

I iq O WPNW 1m in UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWIN M. JILLSON, OF WEST OARROLLTON, OHIO.

BANKING-ZINC FOR PEN-BARS}.

SPECIFICATION forming artof Letters Patent No. 637,?97', dated November 28, 1899. I

Application filed Ap'ril 30,1898. Serial No. 679,316. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN M. J ILLSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at West Garrollton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Banking-Zines for Pen-Bars; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains' to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in banking-zines for paper-ruling machines.

The object of the invention is to secure the zines to the pen-bar in such a manner that when in operation they are prevented from jarring or becoming loose when the pen-bar is tilted, as on a striking-machine.

Heretofore it has been customary to secure the banking-zines by means of a strip running back and fastened under the pen-grippers, leaving the front edge of said zines loose. This looseness of said zines would permit the strips of conducting material, in which the pens are wrapped on the flannels, to become loose and liable to shift their positions, and thereby allow two or more colors to run together. This difiieulty is entirely overcome by my invention.

In a detailed description of said invention reference is made to the accompanying drawings, in which-- I Figure 1 is a top plan view of a portion of the pen-bar, illustrating my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on line a; a; of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the pen-bar, showing it mounted on the side rails of a rulingmachine, portions of said rails being broken away. Fig. 4. is a transverse section of the pen-bar, showing the zines and fiannels in positions.

In carrying out the ideas of my invention I employa suitable number of banking-zines a b c, the number'of said zines corresponding to the number of colors to be used. The first of said zines a is secured to the pen-bar d at both ends by clamps e, which have their front ends e curved downwardly to inclose the front edge of said pen-bar, and their rear ends e" reach back over the pengripper f and inclose the rear side of the pen-beam g. The said clamps are secured to the said penbeam by thumb-screw h, which penetrates screw-threaded openings in said clamps, and are tightened against the rear of said pen= beam. When the said screws are tightened in this manner, the front ends e of the clamps are drawn firmly in con tact with the front edge of the pen-bar, thus making a firm connec tion between the clamps and said bar. The banking-zinc a is secured to the upper sides of said clamps by screws 'i, that pass through oblong openings n in said zinc and into the clamps. By means of said oblong openings the zinc may be adjusted to and from the front edge of the pen-bar. The next banking-zinc b is secured in a similar manner and by similar clamps k, the lower ends of which inclose the lower edge of zinc or and the upper ends of which are secured to the rear side of the pen-beam g by thumb-screw h. The third banking-zinc c is secured in a similar manner by similar clamps 7c, the lower ends of which inclose the lower edge of the second zinc b and the upper ends of which are secured to the pen-beam g by set-screw h". All of said banking-zines are adjustable by means of the oblong openings n and set-screws t'. The inking-pens 0 are secured in the penbar at in the usual manner. The flannel 0, containing the first color, is laid upon the pen-bar. The conducting material 0", that wraps the pens for this color, is then laid upon this flannel, and the first banking-zinc a is then secured in the manner hereinbefore described. On this first zinc a the next color is similarly applied, and so on until all the colors are placed. This manner of applying the colors is commonly understood by those conversant with the art. When the banking-zines are thus placed in the positions on the pen-bar, the Whole becomes one rigid piece free from liability to vibrate. The penbeam 9 is secured to the sides A A of the ruling-machine by standards 5 s and screws 3 s, the latter projecting from the ends of said beam. The standards are mounted on the sides of the machine in slotted bases B B, which permit the pen-bar to be adjusted lengthwise of the machine.

0 is an arm attached to one end of the penbeam and to a foot 0, which is operated by cams on a wheel 0. This manner of mounting the penbar is commonly understood, and v therefore is not to be considered a part of the 5 present invention.

Having described my invention, I claim- The combination with a pen bar and beam of a paper-ruling machine, of two or more banking-zines, clamps secured to said pen- I0 beam and .inclosing the edge of the pen-bar,

and by means of which each of said bankingzines hasv an independent attachment with said pen-bar, and means for adjusting the positions of said zines to and, from the edge of the pen-bar, substantially as described.

'In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. EDWIN M. JILLSON. Witnesses;

R. J. MOO RTY, J OHN W; KALBFUS. 

